Back to Nature: Visit to a Nature Farm

Oct 282013
 
Back to Nature: Visit to a Nature Farm

A Nature Farm outside Hyderabad This weekend was dedicated to nature and we visited a Nature farm on the outskirts of Hyderabad. Now you may wonder what a nature farm is. A nature farms take the concept of Organic farming one step ahead and let the plants grow as they would have grown in nature with minimum human intervention. So except for planting and harvesting and adding some natural organic manure made from Cow dung, mulch, Cow Urine any other human intervention is a minimum.  Leave aside chemical pesticide a nature farm does not even use chemical fertilizers.  A [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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New Life for Old Diyas For Diwali – Going for a Green Diwali

Oct 252013
 
New Life for Old Diyas For Diwali - Going for a Green Diwali

Celebrating a Green Diwali – Reusing Old Diyas For Diwali Diwali is around the corner, the biggest festival in India, celebrated by the majority of India in a big way. We will all light Diyas and candles, burn crackers and exchange gifts. But like most festivals in India be it Ganesha Chaturthi, Durga Puja or Kumbh Mela, Diwali also leaves a trail of destruction, pollution, and garbage around us, all in the name of celebration. I  always try to make my travels and life as green as possible in today’s age of fossil fuels. So from celebrating Green Ganesha to [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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The Dark Knight Rises: A Bat In The Building

Oct 242013
 
The Dark Knight Rises: A Bat In The Building

The Dark Knight in our Building Foyer I was working on my  PC at home when my daughter announced ” Papa there is a Bat in the building foyer” Without thinking I replied ” Some kid must have left if , may be he will come back to take his Bat back” “Papa it’s not a Bat, it is real BAT”, she emphasized “hmm, must be a grown up kid then, if he is playing with a real Bat”, I mentioned “Papa you are not getting it, it is a real BAT, the one that flies in the night like [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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2014 Calendar Give Away

Oct 212013
 
2014 Calendar Give Away

desi Calendar Give away: Get a 2014 Calendar as Gift OK all our desi fans, as of typing this post we have 580 fans on Facebook and 600+ on Twitter.  Here is a small token of appreciation for 3 of our lucky readers will receive a 2014 table top calendar from desi traveler, shipped anywhere in world. (desi traveler will take care of printing and shipping the calendar—Happy New Year 2014 in advance) I want to give away 3 table top calendars to our fans. There is no contest, nothing to buy just a very simple lucky draw, and [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Book Review of The Reckless Engineer

Oct 192013
 
Book Review of The Reckless Engineer

The Reckless Engineer – by poet and author Jac Wright I grew on a steady dose of Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Canon Doyle and am a sucker for “Who done it” kind of novels. So when Jac Wright, the Edgar nominated author approached me to read and review an advance copy of his soon to be published novel “The Reckless Engineer” I immediately agreed.  The icing on the cake was the story is set in beautiful Scottish and south English coast, which I want to visit ever since I first visited our friends Doug and Doreen outside of [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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A Crimson Rose is not a rose but a Butterfly

Oct 182013
 
A Crimson Rose is not a rose but a Butterfly

A Butterfly called Crimson Rose I still remember  running after a Crimson Rose in the school garden and missing the recess bell. I never caught the butterfly and when I reached my classroom, I was late and the angry teacher asked me to go and stand outside Principle’s office. For me it was a blessing, as I just went back to the garden and started my chase again. If like me you too wonder where all the butterflies have gone, then blame the pesticides used in whatever sorry patches of scrubby greens are left in cities in name of [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Ravan Burning Video

Oct 142013
 

    Video of Ravan Burning In last post I shared some pictures of  making of Ravan and Ravan on the roads. Here is a video of Ravan Burning shared by my niece and nephew.   Feel free to share the same with your friends and family. A happy Dussehra to all of you. May all the demons in your life be destroyed and burnt to ashes.

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Ravana on The Roads

Oct 142013
 
Ravana on The Roads

  Making and Burning of Ravana Dussehra is one festival that has so many symbols attached with it. The winning of good over evil, Ram over Ravana, destroying of demons by women power  in form of Bijoy Dashmi  during Durga Puja. I was talking to my niece and nephew about the same, just when they were going out to watch the burning of Ravana and they sent me some pictures on knowing that I am missing them and burning of Ravan in Delhi. So here they are all clicked by cell phone by my budding photographer niece and nephew [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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Utsab Durga Puja in Hyderabad

Oct 132013
 
Utsab Durga Puja in Hyderabad

 Pictures of Utsab Durga Puja in Hyderabad A true hallmark of a cosmopolitan city is celebrating all the festivals, and Hyderabad is one shining example of the same. Just last month we celebrated with Lord Ganesha and this month we are all celebrating Durga Puja with Maa Durga in Hyderabad. We have a large vibrant community of Bengali Bhadralok in Twin Cities, and I was invited by my friends from Utsab Cultural Association for the Durga Puja at Telecom Nagar  Gachibowli.  Actually I would have gone even without invitation as I just love going to Pujor, this reminds me of [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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A post by desi Traveler in WOW Hyderabad Magazine

Oct 122013
 
A post by desi Traveler in WOW Hyderabad Magazine

Post and Pictures by desi Traveler in WOW Hyderabad Magazine Dear Readers, last month one of my posts and pictures about Sitaram Bagh Temple appeared in WOW Hyderabad Magazine, I am happy to say that this month again a post and pictures by me about the ancient Ammapalli Temple near Shamshabad came  in  October 2013, issue of WOW Hyderabad Magazine. Please look the post here below:   I want to thank all my readers who have made this possible. Special thanks to my friend and wonderful photographer  Satish who first explored this and motivated us to visit the temple near Shamshabad. [Continue Reading By Clicking Here…]

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